Originally Posted by
TEEEJ
Yes, the A-4ARs are currently grounded with only 5 out of the original 36 remaining airworthy. Janes reported last year that they had been offered a range of alternatives including F-16s (which have long been denied to them) but that a specific request for the F-5E had been refused by the US ?!
Current favourite is the KAI FA-50, but I would say that the Mirage 2000 makes more sense for a variety of reasons.
In other news the argentine navy has also woken up of late, their Espora class corvette the ARA Rosales was out testing Exocets in February:
They still need to be watched.